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1982 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
American college football season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1982 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented Pennsylvania State University during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 17th-year head coach Joe Paterno, the Nittany Lions compiled a record of 11–1. Penn State defeated the Georgia Bulldogs, 27–23, in the Sugar Bowl to win Paterno's first consensus national championship. The team was selected national champion by AP, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, FACT, FB News, Football Research, FW, Litkenhous, Matthews, NCF, NFF, The New York Times, Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), Sporting News, UPI/coaches, and USA/CNN, while named co-champion by Helms.[1]
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* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.
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Temple
Temple vs. Penn State – Game summary
- Date: September 4
- Game time: 1:30 PM EDT
- Game attendance: 80,000
- Referee: William Parkinson
- TV announcers (ESPN): Jim Simpson, Bud Wilkinson
Maryland
Maryland vs. Penn State – Game summary
- Date: September 11
- Game time: 1:30 PM EDT
- Game attendance: 84,597
- Referee: J. Vincent Price
- TV announcers (TCS): Stan Savran, George Paterno
Rutgers
Rutgers vs. Penn State – Game summary
- Date: September 18
- Game time: 1:30 PM EDT
- Game attendance: 83,268
- Referee: Thomas Thamert
- TV announcers (TCS): Stan Savran, George Paterno
#2 Nebraska
Nebraska vs. Penn State – Game summary
- Date: September 25
- Game time: 3:50 PM EDT
- Game attendance: 85,304
- Referee: William Parkinson
- TV announcers (CBS): Gary Bender, Pat Haden
#4 Alabama
Penn State vs. Alabama – Game summary
at Legion Field
- Date: October 9
- Game time: 1:30 PM EDT
- Game attendance: 76,821
- TV announcers (CBS): Gary Bender, Pat Haden
Syracuse
Syracuse vs. Penn State – Game summary
- Date: October 16
- Game time: 1:30 PM EDT
- Game attendance: 84,762
- TV announcers (TCS): Stan Savran, George Paterno
#13 West Virginia
Penn State vs. West Virginia – Game summary
Boston College
Penn State vs. Boston College – Game summary
- Date: October 30
- Game time: 1:30 PM EDT
- Game attendance: 33,205
- TV announcers (TCS): Stan Savran, George Paterno
North Carolina State
North Carolina State vs. Penn State – Game summary
- Date: November 6
- Game time: 1:30 PM EST
- Game attendance: 84,762
- Referee: Thomas Thamert
- TV announcers (TCS): Stan Savran, George Paterno
vs #13 Notre Dame
No. 5 Penn State Nittany Lions (8–1) vs. No. 13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6–1–1) – Game summary
at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana
- Date: November 13, 1982
- Game time: 3:50 p.m. EST
- Game attendance: 59,075
- Referee: Tom Quinn
- TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson (play-by-play), Frank Broyles (color commentator), and Tim Brant (sideline reporter)
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No. 5 Pittsburgh
No. 5 Pittsburgh Panthers (9–1) vs No. 2 Penn State Nittany Lions (9–1) – Game summary
at Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania
- Date: November 26, 1982
- Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
- Game attendance: 85,722
- Referee: Raymond Bower
- TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels (play-by-play), Lee Grosscup (color commentator), and Tim Brant (sideline reporter)
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vs No. 1 Georgia (1983 Sugar Bowl)
1983 Sugar Bowl
No. 2 Penn State Nittany Lions (10–1) vs No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs (11–0) – Game summary
No. 2 Penn State Nittany Lions (10–1) vs No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs (11–0) – Game summary
at Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, Louisiana
- Date: January 1, 1983
- Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
- Game attendance: 78,127
- Referee: Vance Carlson
- TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson (play-by-play), Frank Broyles (color commentator), and Jim Lampley (sideline reporter)
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Awards
- Pete Speros
- Nittany Lion of the Year
NFL draft
Nine Nittany Lions were drafted in the 1983 NFL draft.
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